With spring planting just around the corner, motorists are reminded they are not allowed to pass a farm vehicle in a no-passing zone. Pepin County Sheriff Joel Wener says if you get behind a farm vehicle and cant pass, to sit back and enjoy the view of our area. The law prohibiting passing farm vehicles in a no-passing zone has been in effect since 2014.
The Mondovi Public Library has received a large donation. The Royal Credit Union Foundation announced they will give the library $200,000 for the construction of a new library adjacent to the existing library. Construction of the new library is expected to begin next year with an opening in 2024.
One person is dead after a motorcycle accident south of Tilden on Thursday. According to the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department, 58yr old Gary Woolsey was traveling on Hwy Q when he lost control on a curve, left the roadway, and was thrown from the motorcycle. First responders attempted life-saving measures but Woolsey died from his injuries.
A Menomonie man has been arrested in Polk County on charges of sexual assault of a child. 28yr old Matthew Olson is accused of driving up to see the 15yr old girl and when questioned by police he admitted to some of the assaults. He is being held in the Polk County jail on a $75,000 cash bond and his next court appearance is Wednesday.
A Mexican national who lives in Trempealeau County has been sentenced to five years in prison for participating in a cocaine conspiracy. A news release from the office of U-S Attorney Timothy O’Shea says 23-year-old Karlett Salazar Zagal pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Federal investigators followed up on information in August 2020 that multiple people had sold cocaine at a barbershop and taverns in Arcadia. Zagal is a citizen of Mexico who was living in Trempealeau County at the time. The cocaine being sold reportedly had been shipped from Puerto Rico.
Authorities in La Crosse County say a Town of Onalaska man has been charged with sexually assaulting an underage girl. W-K-B-T / T-V reports 35-year-old Jeronimo Hernandez Romero is accused of touching a girl younger than 13 inappropriately on at least two occasions last summer, then again this week. If he is convicted Romero could face a prison sentence of up to 60 years. He faces four felony charges. Investigators say when he tried to kiss the victim she told him he shouldn’t do that because she is a kid.
Many teachers in Wisconsin are getting their largest raise in years. Inflation has a lot to do with it. The Milwaukee school board this week approved a four-point-seven percent raise for teachers, the most that state law allows. Wisconsin’s Act 10 law ties teacher raises to inflation, and because inflation is skyrocketing this year, so is teacher pay. School boards in West Allis, Kenosha, Oshkosh, Green Bay, and Eau Claire are doing the same.
Another Republican entered the race for Wisconsin governor late this week. Wealthy Waukesha pipeline construction executive Tim Michels filed paperwork on Friday. He’ll join former lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch, consultant and Marine veteran Kevin Nicholson and state Representative Tim Ramthun in the August Republican primary. The winner will advance to oppose incumbent Democrat, Governor Tony Evers. Michels’ only previous electoral experience was a 2004 loss to then U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.
Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette will have a primary opponent. Democratic Party of Dane County Chair Alexia Sabor announced her candidacy on Friday. La Follette announced last month that he’ll seek a 12th term for the office, which has had its responsibilities gradually reduced over the decades. He won a primary challenge from another Dane County Democrat, Madison Common Council member Arvina Martin, in 2018. Four Republicans are also running, including state Representative Amy Loudenbeck.
A 13-year-old boy is almost ready to graduate from college. Elliott Tanner is a fourth-year physics major at the University of Minnesota with a minor in math. He is one of the youngest students in the university's history. Tanner started college when he was nine after completing a high school curriculum when he was eight. He has been accepted to Minnesota's Physics P-H-D program.
There have been reports that the suspect in a murder/suicide in Duluth was suffering a mental health crisis. When asked about a motive, Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said it would be “entirely speculative” to name a motive at this point. Tusken also said these types of investigations are “really difficult…and sometimes it is very hard to peel back those layers to find that out.” Police believe 29-year-old Brandon Cole-Skogstad fatally shot his aunt, uncle, and two cousins while they slept before shooting himself.
They were chased out of their condominiums when the building was about to collapse. Now, the owners of those Waukesha condos have filed a 17-million-dollar lawsuit against an insurance company. W-I-S-N / T-V reports the owners of those units in the Horizon West Condominiums will have to pay millions of dollars to demolish the condemned building. Last December they were given just a few minutes to evacuate. They were given some time to return and remove personal items after the building supports had been stabilized and before it had to be demolished for safety.
U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar says special appropriations may be necessary to help poultry producers impacted by avian influenza. The Minnesota Democrat says indemnifications have kept up with the growing number of cases so far. Klobuchar says if the bird flu doesn’t just go away – or comes back in the fall – Congress will have to respond in a different way. Bird flu has been confirmed at 50 sites in Minnesota affecting nearly two-point-three-million birds. Klobuchar says we’re better prepared today than we were six years ago when bird flu devastated the industry the first time.
Four more commercial turkey operations have been hit by the bird flu, pushing Minnesota's affected bird count to more than two million. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says Morrison County, which has been hit especially hard this spring, reported two operations tested positive for H-5-N-1 which brings their flock count now to nine. Meeker County reported their fourth flock and Swift County reported their second flock, bringing the count of affected birds to more than two-point-one-million at 46 sites in 17 Counties.
With the arrival of severe weather season, the Red Cross is always ready to assist those impacted by disasters of any kind. Spokesman Dave Schoeneck says much of their readiness depends on having trained volunteers and they are actively recruiting right now. They are particularly looking for disaster action team members, which are made up of people who go onsite to fires, floods, tornados, and other natural disasters, and assist on the ground. Other ways to help include donating blood and money. More information is available at red-cross-dot-org.
People living in Ashland are the latest to be encouraged not to mow their yards next month. The “No Mow May” movement says letting the grass grow helps feed early-arriving bugs and birds. It creates habitat and forages like dandelion and clover blooms for early-season pollinators. Members of the Ashland City Council voted this week to suspend enforcement of mowing ordinances until June 3rd. Two years ago, Appleton became the first U-S city to adopt “No Mow May.” The voluntary program has expanded to include Wausau, La Cross, Fort Atkinson, and Stevens Point.
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